short
/ʃoɹt/ adjective A1- Having a small distance from one end or edge to another, either horizontally or vertically.
- Of a person, living being, or object, having a comparatively small height.
- Having little duration. · Our meeting was a short six minutes today. Every day for the past month it’s been at least twenty minutes long.
- Of a word or phrase, constituting an abbreviation (for another) or shortened form (of another). · "Phone" is short for "telephone" and "asap" short for "as soon as possible".
- Of a fielder or fielding position, that is relatively close to the batsman.
- Of a ball, bowled so that it bounces relatively far from the batsman.
- Of an approach shot or putt, that falls short of the green or the hole.
- Of betting odds, offering a small return for the money wagered.
Comparative shorter · Superlative shortest
Phrasal verbs and expressions
From the library
The field mouse, now that it was freed from its enemy, stopped short; and coming slowly up to the Woodman it said, in a squeaky little voice:
On the very threshold she stopped short, wheeled about, came back and sat down by the table, light and glow as effectually blotted out as if some one had clapped an extinguisher on her.
“Upon my word,” cried the old man, “you make short work of this kind of affair.
The flowers had been too strong for the huge beast and he had given up at last, and fallen only a short distance from the end of the poppy bed, where the sweet grass spread in beautiful green fields before them.
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